linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] isight_firmware: Avoid crash on loading invalid firmware

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Message-ID: <873anq5a2b.fsf@saeurebad.de>
Date:	Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:05:16 +0200
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, greg@...ah.com,
	justinmattock@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] isight_firmware: Avoid crash on loading invalid firmware

Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> writes:

> Different tools generate slightly different formats of the isight 
> firmware. Ensure that the firmware buffer is not overrun, while still 
> ensuring that the correct amount of data is written if trailing data is 
> preseent. Fixes crash reported by Justin Mattock.

You don't like the word `present', do you? ;)

	Hannes
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